Steamer Afire. Newcastle
The steamer Trelissick arrived at Newcastle yesterday from the Gulf of Mexico with her banker of coal on fire Frantic [?] are being made to…
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Shipwrecks & the sea, 1929
56 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 3
Crashed on Rocks Through Mountainous Seas German Steamer Wrecked Lisbon
After the German steamer Leister had crashed on the rocks at Cape Leixces a mountainous sea swept 21 of the crew from the bridge one by one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taxi Driver and Quartermaster. Knife Used on a Steamer. Auckland (N.Z.)
The trial was concluded at Dunedin of Arthur Hinds, the coloured quartermaster of the steamer Bloemfontein, who was charged with attempted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SHIPWRECKED Among Ice Floes Man Eats Man Helsingfors
Newspaper reports state Unit four alcohol smugglers were shipwrecked in the ice in the Gulf of Finland. Two were rescued after several days. One…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ran Ashore in Thick Dirty Weather Big Liner Endangered Making Heavy Water
During the ferocity of the gale on Sunday night the well-known inter State steamer, Kanowna, ran ashore on Clift Island, seven miles south of Nelson's romontary. Water is flooding the engine room and there is no hope of keeping it down…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →All Hands Saved. Passenger Steamer Sinks
The Superintendent of Navigation received a telegram from Melbourne on Sunday stating that the well-known A.U.S.N. passenger steamer, kanowna…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wreck of the Annie Miller. Said to Have Been Overloaded. Sydney
The Marine Court inquiry into the loss of the Annie Miller, which foundered between Bondi and Sydney, Heads, was opened to-day. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vessels Ashore. Again Refloated. Sydney
The ship Tricolor and the tug Hero which grounded at Greenwich Point yesterday, were re[?]oated last night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fishing Schooner Wreck Coffs Harbour
The auxiliary fishing [?] "Wanderer" was dashed to [?] the breakers at Coffs Harbour [?] morning. Five members of the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Missing Steamer Liner To Make Search CAPETOWN
The Blue Funnel steamer Deucalion left at 9 o'clock this morning in a search for the missing steamer Kobenhaven. The Deucalion is bound for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Outbreak of Plague On Board Steamer Prince Henry's Visit Abandoned Tokio
A seaman on board the Sumatra Mara from Bombay, loaded with cotton, died of plague. It is now feared that owing to the discovery a pest of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wrecked! As Result of Explosion Motive Is Mystery BRISBANE
A building known as Tattersall's hairdressing, tobacconist and billiard room at Mackey was completely wrecked by an explosion as the result of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arbitration Check Mating Industrial Wreckers
The position for the past 25 years since the first Arbitration Act was passed in 1904, by a Labour Administration, is that of divided authority…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arbitration Checkmating Industrial Wreckers
THE position for the past 25 years, since the first Arbitration Act was passed in 1904, by a Labour Administration, is that of divided…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Schooner Sunk Grew All Saved Hobart
The schooner Thuraka, of 248 tons. while on its way from Hobart to Rechorche, to complete a cargo of timber for Adelaide, struck, before daylight this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dead Stock Daily Remove the Wrecks
In general business, at Friday's meeting of Talbragar Shire Council the President (Cr. Godwin) referred to the ever growing accounts for removal of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shock at Sea Steamer Severely Shaken Sydney
The steamer, Kaitangata, which arrived in Sydney from Greymouth to-day, was about 30 miles off the coast of New Zealand, last week, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canadian Steamer Stopped by Strikers Auckland
After the stenmer Canadian Conqueror had sailed from Auclcland to Wellington, four members of the crow refused duty, alleging, that the ship was…
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